The federal prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into "serious, organised tax fraud" against Flemish artist Arne Quinze in connection with an invoice found during a search conducted in a money laundering probe, L'Echo reported on Thursday evening.
The search had been carried out by the Central Office for the Repression of Corruption, OCRC, at the home of Lucien D'Onofrio, a businessman, former football star, and a former vice-president of Standard de Liège football club. D'Onofrio is the subject of a judicial investigation into the suspected laundering of €9.5 million.
During the search, investigators spotted a metal sculpture signed by Arne Quinze featuring prominently in D'Onofrio's garden.
On taking a closer look at the work of art, police discovered that it had been invoiced from an offshore account, prompting the opening of the judicial investigation into Quinze.
